Army Col. Luis Pomales (center), director, Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan, explains the Army Reserve’s current challenges and future opportunities in the Pacific with his Japan Ground Self-Defense Force partners from Northern Army during a bilateral Reserve Component conference conducted Sept. 9, 2016, in Camp Sapporo, Japan. Pomales shared best practices on how to overcome their respective command’s manpower challenges and improve relations between Reserve Component service members and their civilian employers. (Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, Army Japan)

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